The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25


:. &. Brown con lte1s Pacific Mail 50
Tenn. settlet 3s.. IS Reading. 3S1e
Virginia 6's---.--- ~ Rich. Alleg'y--.
Virginia consol'd 5sIx Rich. & Danviile 100
Chesapeak Ohio "a Rich. West PIT. u.s.
Northwestern llt4 Rock Island .lzS1S
Northwest'n preflt61s 81. Paul. .99s1
Delaware Lack Id St Paul pref lisa
Erie. ...--.. 1890. SS4 Texas Pacific -
East Tennessee. LIS Tenn Coal Iron t51<
Lake Shore. 95l4 Union Pacific 49,. 575s
Louisville X Nash 64ss New Jersey Cen. Il
Memphis X Char 10 Missouri Pacific 10634
Mobile 4 Ohio los Western Union .Sl4
"Ex-div Cotton seed Oil Tr.- 5l14-
The bullish feeling was more pronounced to-
than for over a week past. A notable feature
was the increased interest manifested in the
usual leaders of speculation. Although sew
eral of the specialties became prominent dur
ing the day. foreigners did little, although the
markets on the other side were firm to strong.
Pacific Mail of the special features,
being very strong on its Increased business,
the confident feeling in the stock arising from
the belief that the new railroad rates under
the Interstate law will be practically pro-
hibitory. Northwest and the Omahas again
became prominent, and touched the highest
points reached for some time.
The strength and excitement in the Boston
market was reflected here to-day by the ad,
vance in Atchison, Atlantic and Pacific and
the San Francisco stocks. Atlantic and Pacific
was much more active than usual. and WAS
ing OF the new line. fhe other specisfties
which made advances were Fort Worth and
Denver, Chicago, ST. Louis and Pittsburg, Gin
cinnati, Washington and Baltimore and Hook
ing Coal.
The forenoon was quiet but firm an in
creasing volume of business, which before the
close developed into a moderately active mar
ket- The market was firm at the opening this
morning, but extremely duh and uninterest-
ing. Prices were firm, and few of the spe-
cialties became prominent for the strength
displayed Toward noon there WIS more ac-
tivity, but decided movement Later the
usually active stocks showed more animation.
and coal stocks and Granger became particu-
larry strong and active. Some little hesitation
was shown toward p. m, but the close was
moderately active and strong at about the
bat Wsrt.aSA off has fol
General Markets.
CHICAGO. March "a The wheat market WAS
quiet. prices tending toward a lower level.
Export business WAS light at the seaboard
slssT,n sh bs4m Reree Por.s, sggregsnx only
~, uO bushels May delivery opened at soto,
fell on to sos&c, rallied to Size. broke on to
eO1<c, rallied and closed at SgS4lSU76- Corn
ruled very DUH throughout both sessions, and
the feeling was easier. The market declined
closed at medium fisures Receipts were
larger than WAS expected with liberal arrivals
with prices unchanged. There was very little
doing in Mess Pork Prices for regular pork
are a, sun quoted q sgS per barrel; old
packed at $l7GIs.5o. Lard was dull and easy,
declining 71sGlo cents short Ribs are 2,sGsc.
gnchAnged. No; Spring Wheat. ss14G.7,t;
Mess Porf. ssSe5.ss Lard, s. ID Short Kit
ss.@lsss5 short Clear Sides. boxed, ssasa
SIS. Whisky, sI-ls. The leading futures
Wheat, No. March, 75,4; May. sOsa: June
Ots- Corn. March, 3tlsc: May, u.s.: June
Ne f 8s1s S Marfh s Nr Nav sna june june "A
s s1a ksrsh S.rss sas Msy Jaae June.
steady. Wheat a shade Iower-No. 3 red
nominal at Wes; April, sesGses; May, zig
VI IL Corn steady and moderately active
No. 2, March. nominal at -; April, ga. May
| ssls- Oats without quotable change Hops
quiet; Coffee fair: Rio frm at lassc; No. Rie
! SlaIss i3sa. Sugar frm-centrifugals, fair u
| good refining, 4 9-l6G4 lilo; refined strong
TONERS ton a. lid: standard <. 5 .-Is; cut Loaf
and crushed Sl6g6 SIG, powdered 5zstt61s
COTTON seed 0i. az. crude; 81. refined Rosir
quiet Turpentine dull. Hides quiet and nrn
M wes 9T,ss ana E1 nes sou Beer dun Md
dies dull and nominal Lard opened about
points lower. closed steady. decline partly re
Nay. 8: -saG.ID. Freights steady-eotton- s-as
WILMINGTON. March ea--Turpentine quie,
Tar firm at 81 10. Crude Turpentine frm; hard
eiN' Yellow Dip and Virgin. $50
I Cotton
NEW YORK. March s4--Greene & Co. say
/ There was another day for active bushes
| with further gain on values an advance o.
! some nine points being well sustained. and ths
! Close steady Some pretty liberal selling tool
place. in part from local sources. but largely
on account of Boston and Philadelphia Ths
supply was rapidly absorbed. an increase IL
| outside orders helping I'd swell the demand
Evidence of considerable cro0 trading be
| tween near and distant months II given
NEW YORK. March sA-COtton--Net receipts
a. gross, As36, futures closed steady sales ia
lOG March 10 $ldsl0 3; April, 10 xAftl0 =; Nay
| 10 "a 10 * June, 10 x46l0 b July. 10 O9lO Il
August. 10 tAQ1o q; December.s aA1S a
! Evening-Cotton steady; sales. 90. Cpaands
l05A: Orleans. 10 LIS receipts. 4566s exports {.
| Great Britain. s1-ze5s TO the Continent An
I stock. 5s1 .5s6
March, Narch-April. April May, sid. seller
May-June, D-S&. value; June-July. 0-s<
tember. 0-eA buyer; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
H-oA, buyer: September. s A-es. buyos
Futures clooed sfeady-